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Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, August 26, the S&P 500 closed @ 2169, and that was...
  
   +4.9% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 2080.
   +6.6% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 2051.
   +2.0% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 2050.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend is UP
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.

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Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, August 19, the S&P 500 closed @ 2184, and that was...
  
   +4.9% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 2082.
   +6.6% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 2049.
   +2.0% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 2140.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend is UP
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.

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Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, August 12, the S&P 500 closed @ 2184, and that was...
  
   +4.9% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 2082.
   +6.8% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 2045.
   +2.5% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 2131.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend is UP
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.

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Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, August 5, the S&P 500 closed @ 2183, and that was...
  
   +4.8% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 2082.
   +6.8% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 2043.
   +2.8% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 2123.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend is UP
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.

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Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, July 29, the S&P 500 closed @ 2174, and that was...
  
   +5.4% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 2063.
   +6.5% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 2041.
   +2.8% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 2115.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend is UP
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.